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Earlham council approves lagoon UV disinfection, interim loan with Iowa Finance Authority and street finance report; sets Nov. 10 budget hearing
Summary
On Oct. 13, 2025, the Earlham City Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 25-42 (Phase 2 UV lagoon disinfection), Resolution No. 25-43 (interim loan/disbursement agreement with the Iowa Finance Authority) and Resolution No. 25-44 (FY25 Street Finance Report), and set a Nov. 10 public hearing on a FY26 budget amendment.
The Earlham City Council on Oct. 13 unanimously approved several administrative and financing items, including advancing Phase 2 of the city’s lagoon disinfection project and authorizing an interim loan framework with the Iowa Finance Authority.
The council approved Resolution No. 25-42 to proceed with Phase 2 of the lagoon project (UV disinfection). The motion was made by Councilmember Mudge and seconded by Councilmember Miller; the vote was unanimous. The agenda records no public comments at the hearing; the public hearing opened at 7:01 p.m. and closed at 7:02 p.m.
Council also approved Resolution No. 25-43, authorizing a form of interim loan and disbursement agreement between the City of Earlham and the Iowa Finance Authority. Councilmember Miller moved the measure and Councilmember Nelsen seconded; the motion passed unanimously. The council record on the agenda does not specify loan principal amounts or terms.
The council adopted Resolution No. 25-44, the FY25 Street Finance Report, on a motion by Councilmember Mudge and a second by Councilmember Visser; the vote was unanimous.
The council set a public hearing for Budget Amendment No. 1 for FY26 for Nov. 10, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. (motion by Councilmember Miller, second by Councilmember Mudge).
Other formal actions recorded in the meeting included unanimous approval of the consent agenda (motions by Councilmember Miller, seconded by Fredericksen) covering minutes, the treasurer’s report and claims, the reappointment of Leslie Winey to Planning & Zoning (term to 6-30-30), renewal and event-related liquor license items, a $40.99 sewer credit for 515 NE Cherry Ave, and the addition of equipment to the city’s EMC insurance for $1,091.
Under unfinished business the council approved purchase of a carport for the police building provided the cost does not exceed $5,000 (motion by Mudge, second by Visser; unanimous).
What’s next: The record shows no vote tallies by individual names (roll calls were recorded as unanimous); the public hearing on the FY26 budget amendment is scheduled for Nov. 10, 2025.
